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Classic and Vintage Motor Club of Eurobodalla Newsletter
Volume 16 No. 5 Published November 2017
CVMCE NEWS
Farewell to Australian Manufacture -
A display at Alan May Holden, Moruya.
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CVMCE Show and Shine at Moruya Bowling Club October 29th 2017
Can you match the engine with the car?
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THE CLASSIC AND VINTAGE MOTOR CLUB OF EUROBODALLA, Inc
Committee Other Appointments
President: Brett Moore (Glenda) Regalia: Rob and Donna Upton 0417 221 467 [email protected] 0413 000 643 Vice President: Graham Wilkie (Lorraine) Librarian: 4474 5655 [email protected] Treasurer: Dave Gibson (Robyn) Life Member: Stewart Kendell 0468 424 610 – [email protected] Vehicle Inspectors: Secretary - Neil McIntosh (Leslie) 0458 250 234 - neilmcintosh2@bigpond,com Andrew Redwin - 0438 681 932 Events director: Tim Collins (Linda) Noel Hand (Older Vehicles) - 44742128 0418 945 224 – [email protected] Dean Price – 4474 2962 Membership: Bob Thistleton (Annie) David Nettle – 4474 4293 4472 9935 – [email protected] Barry Apps – 4471 1294 Editor - Huw Owen-Jones (Barbara) Volker Oldenburg – 4472 9288 4474 3237– [email protected] Graham Symons – 4476 4827 Public Officer—Rod Shanahan Rob Upton - 0413 000 643 0458 716 699 Webmaster: Dave Gibson (Robyn)– 0468 424 610 [email protected] Bush Council Delegate: Mark Beaver – 4474 3461 mcbeav@ozmail,com.au OBJECTS OF THE CLUB: To bring together persons with a common interest in Historic, Veteran, Vintage and Classic motor vehicles and motorcycles. Principal Activities The use, maintenance, restoration and display of historic vehicles and conduct club meetings and Social Events. REGULAR EVENTS General Meetings: First Monday of each month (except January) 7:30 pm at the Moruya Bowling Club 38 Shore Street, Moruya. Saturday Runs for Coffee at: The Waterfront Hotel, Moruya, Dairy Shed or Bakery, Bodalla, JJ’s at Tomakin, Maloney’s Beach Cafe or the Star at Milton. If your car has conditional registration please sign the run sheet at the relevant location or notify the Secretary (neilmcintosh2@bigpond,com) Wednesday Morning Runs: Meet in Moruya in the car park behind the Adelaide Hotel (opposite Russ Martin Park) at 9:30 am prior to 10:00 am departure for nominated location, or socialise at a local coffee shop. All motor vehicles welcome. A run sheet will be passed around – all should sign, not just those with conditional registration so that numbers can be relayed to the coffee shop! Monthly 4th Sunday Runs: These are held on the fourth Sunday of the month, leaving from behind the Adelaide Hotel at 10:00 am, for loca-tions to be advised by email.. All manner of vehicles and their owners very welcome Newsletter: This newsletter is published six times a year.
PO Box 684 MORUYA NSW 2537 www.cvmce.org.au
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Our biggest event of the year, The 2017 Show and Shine was a great success with 90 cars on display and about 30 motorcycles all polished and pristine ready for judging or just viewing. My special thanks to the management committee for a superb effort in both planning and execution of the event. A big thanks to the judges, volunteers and members who made a contribution to this special and most successful event. Our next major function is the Christmas function and tickets for that will be going on sale in the very near future.
I was hoping to report on the results of the trial period for Historic and Classic vehicles however it seems the RMS have not collated and analysed the data to allow a formal position to be announced so the upshot is the trial period will now run for another 2 years. I find this curious as nearly all the people I speak to from other clubs have supported the trial. I will keep you in the loop as this next phase moves at a somewhat glacial pace to a result.
I have seen some interesting cars recently and would just love to get in the drivers seat for a blast on any back street. My first encounter was an Aston Martin DB 11 in white with a black roof. I must admit it looks a bit plain but the aural bark was music when it took off. The next was a silver Porsche GT4s which if memory serves is a race car with no creature comforts or interior fittings. You open the doors by pulling a cord such is the work which has gone into reducing weight. Regrettably this vehicle was silent but it would have been nice to hear it.
The next vehicle has been described by motoring journalists as "what's the point" which is a description I have trouble agree-ing with. The Mercedes Benz G wagon AMG 6.3 stands in stark contrast to the other two due to its size and the Matt black paint. This thing was tall with tyres as wide as 44 gallon drums and bristling with technology. My first thought was the fuel burn but I guess if you own one the fuel is a minor issue.
The last vehicle was an Alfa something and whilst it's paint was shining bright red the owner parked the car by touch so you can imagine the condition of the near side wheels.
It would be nice to have a modern exotic however when I look at Rob Uptons face book posts I reckon we get the message about the preservation and fun we have with old vehicles.
I am looking forward to the presentation of trophies at the Christmas party and hope as many members as possible are able to attend.
Safe travels
Brett Moore
Mick Paton
Colin Paynter
Lyn Southwell
Fred Djikic
Bryan Draven
Ian & Gayle Boardman
Tony Pezzimenti
Frank & Belinda Chadwick
Kevin & Leanne Duvall
Chris Hinton
Paul Scott
Allan O'Neill
Gene Willis
John Catterall
Brad Bell & Naomi Place
Doug Bell
Chris Harmon
Terry & Lesley Goodall
Kim & Sandra Smith
Carl Marshall
Paul & Judith Downie
Peter Mawson
Noel & Susan Clulee
Darryl & Robbie Cruse
Ron Gash
Sue Melotte
George & Tracie Muller
Lee Prior
Jason Tasker
Adrian & Pam Cowell
Darren Allan
Paul Cook
Welcome to the following new members
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BANGERS
North Korea is a worry.
They make all sorts of threats
Of bombing lots of areas.
The danger must be met
They might have “Big Bangers”,
But we have many more
Old bangers in the Car Club.
There is many more in store.
For while our bangers are different.
We enjoy them just the same.
Old bangers are the norm,
For the nutty and the insane.
So we are not worried by idle threats (we hope).
Our bangers cause us pleasure
As we travel the highway, ways,
For enjoyment is our measure
Tony Maynard
Hi Huw,
As I’m one of the new members to the CVMCE club I would like to introduce myself and my vehicle(s). I moved to Surfside in February this Year from Gunning, after spending ten Years there and having the unfortu-nate loss of my wife of 42 Years to kidney failure 4 years ago brought on by the onslaught of diabetes, I decided to sell up and move away to a warmer climate.
I have been a motorcyclist for over 50 years and still possess a 1980 Kawasaki Z250 Twin, I had a 2001 Tri-umph America Cruiser which I sold and bought a 2001 MGF Roadster. Now I've heard all the problems that these little sports cars have like overheating and blow-ing head gaskets. I purchased it online from an auction site in Queensland, unregistered, but with only 37,000kms on it I hopefully will have a few good Years of fun motoring ahead of me. I really enjoy your Wednesday get togethers and drives to all the differ-ent locations around the South Coast. My Neighbour Carl Marshall is also a member of the club and he gen-erally comes with me most Wednesdays, he is also looking for a sports car too , later down the track.
Above are is a few photos of the 2001 MGF Steptronic transmission, 1.8 Litre Roadster.
Kind Regards
Laurie Stephenson
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2017 Beaulieu Autojumble - by Eric Wiseman
PICTURE: The 1921 Napier, built in homage to Malcolm Campbell’s Blue Bird, powered by a 12-cylinder 24-litre Na-
pier Lion aero engine that with commissions, etc, cost the new owner over $600,000…less than many people ex-
pected.
2017 Beaulieu Autojumble another success
NOT unusually the weather turned fickle for the 2017 Beaulieu Autojumble with a beautiful sunny day to start but
some serious rain the following day, Sunday
As usual the event was something of a Tower of Babel with English almost a rarity among the more than 34,000
motoring enthusiasts from across the world at the 50th anniversary of the popular event.
More than 2,300 stands were packed with classic car and motorcycle spare parts, motoring accessories, literature
and automobilia for a busy weekend of trading on September 2 and 3.
Beaulieu Events Manager Judith Maddox said: “It felt like a very busy Saturday with a lovely festival atmosphere, as
visitors enjoyed the sunshine and trading continued well into the afternoon.
“We were pleased with the trial of a popular new entry system and will continue with that again next year. Book-
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MYSTERY CAR
Apparently it was a
Vauxhall concept
Car.
ings at the show for the 2018 International Autojumble also reached a record level.”
The weekend saw 128 historic cars, 17 motorcycles and 313 automobilia lots go under the hammer at Bonhams
sale that reached a sale total of £3,271,000 (the Australian dollar was worth about 60-pence). Turning heads was
an aero-engined 1921 Napier Blue Bird Homage built in the spirit of Malcolm Campbell’s Land Speed Record break-
er. Selling for £264,700, this unique creation captured the pioneering spirit of the early record-breakers, with its 24-
litre W12 Napier Lion aero engine.
Another auction highlight was a replica of the 1885 Daimler Reitwagen, the first ‘modern’ motorcycle and built out
of wood, which sold for £7,762. Very different but equally fascinating was a rare early Austin Mini Seven dating
from 1959 but in need of careful renovation, which reached a staggering £18,975 and smashed its £5,000 - £7,000
estimate.
The Automart was packed with temptations for any enthusiast looking to buy a classic – and even those who were-
n’t. The 146 cars on offer included the automotive star of the recent Man From UNCLE film, an unusual East Ger-
man 1964 Wartburg 311 which was priced at £7250. While £5,995 would have bought a striking 1963 Humber
Sceptre Mk1.
Pre-war cars that were snapped up within minutes included a 1926 Morris Cowley and a much smaller but equally
charming 1930s Austin Seven Ruby. Another pre-war car on offer was a part-restored luxury American 1934 Hudson
Teraplane Six Drop Head Foursome Coupe which was priced at £9,000.
A range of high-quality vehicles, from sports cars to limousines, was also showcased by classic car traders at Dealer-
mart.
Not for sale but an impressive sight was the Morgan Sports Car Club’s shining display of some of the best classic
and modern examples.
As usual there was a marque with stalls offering a wide range of automobilia including car models, pictures and
books, as well as stalls and vans offering a wide variety of food and drink. Entry to the Autojumble also includes ad-
mission to the National Motor Museum.
Plans are already underway for Beaulieu’s 2018 International Autojumble and dates will be announced on the
Beaulieu website at www.beaulieuevents.co.uk later in the year.
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BAWLEY VALE WINERY CAR SHOW by Lance Brazier
On Saturday 28th October , Bawley Vale Winery was the venue for their second car show. At their first show in 2016 they had 40 cars. This year 59 cars and 12 motorbikes were displayed. Next year our Club will receive an invi-tation.
Along with Lance and Adele who displayed their Aston Martin PBS was Brian Gillis who had his FC Holden on dis-play’
There was live (background) music, a sausage sizzle and wine tasting, all on the lawn next to the vineyard, orchard and small lakes—a very nice setting.
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A photo by Lance on a Tassie trip
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This Article was written by Ingrid Petts as her personal record of the Club’s Trip to Victoria in October 2017. Your Editor found that despite its length, it was very interesting and should be included wholly in the newsletter. There are additions towards the end which commence from Monday 12th and cover the last four days post Ingrid and Da-vid departing early to visit friends in Rutherglen.
CVMCE CAR RUNS 8TH TO 19TH OCTOBER 2017. Peter Smith arranged a most enjoyable 12 day run from Moruya to Victoria & home again. 2500 Kilometres travelled by us. Overnight stops - Bairnsdale @ The Bairnsdale International – 1 night. Good. Restaurant closed on Sunday nights. Inverloch @ The Inverloch Motel – 1 night (a quaint 'retro' motel, old but charming. Good beds!) Queenscliff @ - Big4 Beacon Resort -1 night (comfortable units, ideal for a group) Creswick (17 kms from (Ballarat) – Creswick Motel – 3 nights (old motel. Look elsewhere) Bendigo @ Tea House Motor Inn & Apartments - 3 nights. Very good, opposite Lake. Echuca @ - Pevensey Motor Inn - 1 night. Junee @ Junee Motor Inn - 1 night. Participants: Peter & Sharon Smith, Neil & Leslie McIntosh, John & Annette Nader, David & Ingrid Petts, Gary Smith & Gillian Peck, Bob Simpson & Jenny Barrett, Lance & Adele Brazier. Day 1 Sunday 8th October. Bairnsdale Early departure from Moruya at 08.00 hours and from Tuross turn off at 08.15 – too early for some!
Morning break at Oaklands on the southern side of Pambula – well worth the visit for the cafe, shop, nursery and animal nursery amongst other things. Not expensive but book if you want lunch as very popular.
Lunch break was in Orbost for most but Ingrid & David found a great soup in a cafe in Cann River. Upon arrival Bairnsdale, visited the beautiful St Mary's Catholic Church to view the impressive interior. A happy hour evolved in the Smith's suite before 6 headed to the excellent Mitchell River Tavern for dinner, while some enjoyed take away with a good TV show. Day 2 Monday 9th October Inverloch via Maffra A leisurely start at 09.30 heading for Maffra and the surprisingly interesting & most enjoyable Gippsland Vehicle Collection. Well worth the visit. Maffra is comfortable hours run from Bairnsdale and is also a short cut through to Sale, hopefully avoiding those police patrols on the Gippsland Highway! Maffra itself is a thriving community, origi-nally settled with sugar beet production but now very much into vegetable growing, beside the livestock farming. We found Cafe Latitude in the main street for our morning beverage before taking off for Port Albert on the coast, where we planned to enjoy a fresh fish & chip lunch. Port Albert is facing the southern ocean and a battle with the wind ensued. Sadly, despite advertising to the con-trary, the restaurant was closed as was the very attractive Cafe & Wine Bar in the main street but it was Monday!
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However fresh F & C take away was available so we all enjoyed our own choice in our cars, admiring the view over the nearby islands & the southern ocean, sheltering from the wind. A very pretty drive followed through west Gippsland to reach Inverloch and our rather quaint 'retro' motel. Dinner for the 10 of us at the Inlet Hotel in town was excellent. Day 3 Tuesday 10th October Queenscliff Sharon, Peter & Ingrid enjoyed an early morning 5 km walk around Inverloch before the group headed off towards Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, to catch the Ferry across Port Phillip Bay to Queenscliff. A beautiful, sunny and calm day, ideal for driving through the lovely country side of Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula. Several in the group have determined to return to the Mornington Peninsula to spend time there soon. Ingrid's instructions to stop for morning coffee in Kilcunda, on the way, was ignored by all who thought nothing there but an 'odd' General Store but yes, that's the place. Has to be entered to understand – great coffee, food, view, shopping & other things.
The group caught up with each other at Rusty's in Sorrento before catching the 3pm ferry. A 40 minute crossing and then 10 minutes to our Big4 accommodation, where we all collapsed before heading out to The Brew House in Queenscliff for dinner. Wonderful selection of locally made beers and good food, enjoyed by all.
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Waiting at the Ferry Terminal, Sorrento
Day 4 Wednesday 11th October Queenscliff Today the plan was to head along the Great Ocean Road, through the Otways to Ballarat. We (Ingrid & David) de-cided to spend another day in the area, particularly to catch up with an old friend in St Leonards, who'd moved re-cently from Mt Eliza and has a seriously ill daughter nearby. We loved her new home overlooking Port Phillip Bay and enjoyed home cooked pasta with her before returning to Queenscliff to explore the sights. The old Fort is par-ticularly interesting and was the last Fort built in the world. It is well know for it's Black Lighthouse and The Keep. (The Keep is the last bastion of defence should the Fort be invaded.) We drove around the streets admiring the wonderful architecture and buildings that still exist in excellent condition and are obviously lived in and loved with great care. The weather deteriorated during the day with very strong wind and rain but good for sightseeing. We returned to the Brew House for the evening meal because Wednesday is the day when most restaurants close in this area! Music, or so called, drove us out of the Brew House to the 'best Fish & Chips in Victoria' next door, which we took back to our cabin. Worst F & C of all time! Day 5 Thursday 12th October Ballarat With the roof down, we headed towards the Great Ocean Road via Barwon Heads where we enjoyed a great break-fast – roti with egg, bacon & tomato. A beautiful drive followed via Torquay, Aireys Inlet, Lorne, Wye River, Kennett River and we eventually arrived at Apollo Bay after 1pm, putting the roof up just in time before the heavens opened! The extent of road works on the G. O. Road is quite extraordinary and hopefully by the end of December this year, the road will be vastly safer. The road and cliff collapses, mainly caused by bush fires in the past and weather conditions, not to mention the volume of traffic using the road, are being repaired all along the way. From Apollo Bay we drove through the beautiful Otways and stopping for lunch in Forrest. Then an easy, long drive to Creswick north of Ballarat, through flat arable and farming land, so green. Arriving in Creswick after 5 pm, we caught up with the group again and enjoyed an excellent meal in the American Hotel.
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Annett and Sharon Gt Ocean Rd near Lorne Dinner at the American Hotel Creswick Most of the group had ventured in their own directions during the day to explore the area so catching up was full of stories and places to see. Day 6 Friday 13th October Ballarat
A lazy start for us, waking up to a cold and rainy morning. Many headed off early for Clunes, Talbot & Maryborough, all old gold mining towns with wonder-ful old buildings and lots of history to explore. We followed and all caught up in Avoca for lunch. Again an interesting town and lunch in the Avoca Hotel, of calamari & prawn wantons, was a delightful surprise. Ice creams could be found across the road much to John N's delight and there were a couple of inter-esting knick knack shops to explore and collect bits. We also discovered the lovely, small Fire & Water Garden behind the hotel, which had been established in memory of the early Chinese settlers. Our drive back included information on the Waubra Wind Farm, the largest in the world when built and generating enough power to service 140,000 homes today.
We also discovered Lambley Gardens & Nursery, 395 Lesters Road, Ascot. Explore their website http://lambley.com.au/ and order on line. A truly beautiful garden has been established over 20 years and we were in time for the cherry blossom & tulips in bloom. Ingrid had a delightful chat with the owner who said that he plays in his garden now, whilst others do the work! He also gave her advice on what to grow under Norfolk pines! That evening the group had had enough of restaurants so we collected bits & pieces between us and managed to have a very pleasant meal in the grounds of the motel. Peter cooked delicious pork sausages and the line of bottles outside his room the next morning, told a story! Day 7 Saturday 14th October Bendigo. A lovely sunny day and ideal of open car touring. Not far to Bendigo so we spent the day touring the local area in-cluding Daylesford, Castlemaine and Maldon. Found an excellent morning coffee house in Daylesford and a very reasonably priced Alpaca Passion shop across the road. On the way to Castlemaine, we discovered The Antique Complex, which includes a working museum and the most amazing collection of reproduction garden ornaments, fountains etc. If the car had been bigger, who knows what we would have come home with! On the way, we noticed signs advertising the Mt Tarrengower Hill Climb at Maldon so we headed in that direction. We spent a very enjoyable few hours there watching the old & newer cars and motor bikes take off up the hill. Eve-ryone extremely friendly so we had lots of chats with locals and others. There was good coffee and other food
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available, so lunch wasn't a problem. Parking was free if you could find a space. Our accommodation was a great Motor Inn in Bendigo, opposite Lake Weeroona. Walking paths all around the Lake and we discovered a lovely Cafe for breakfast beside the Lake, in the Park. That evening some ventured into town to a Thai Restaurant for dinner, while others did their own thing. Day 8. Sunday 15th October. Bendigo Today people explored on their own visiting the Bendigo Pottery, the Central Deborah Gold Mine, the Chinese Mu-seum and the many other wonderful attractions in Bendigo. David & I headed for the Bendigo Art Gallery where there was the most wonderful exhibition – The Costume Designer: Edith Head and Hollywood. She was a quite re-markable woman, tiny, and it was great to see the actual costumes which we could almost touch, with photographs of the stars wearing them. In the exhibition there were also excerpts from the old movies showing the costume and of course, we all remembered these movies. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see many of them again? Stars wear-ing clothes made & designed by Edith Head included Fred Astaire, Ginger Rodgers, Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwick, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple and many, many more. In the evening, most gathered at the Tea House Motor Inn to BBQ but we took ourselves to our favourite Italina in Bendigo, opposite the Art Gallery, called Borchelli in View Street. A busy evening for them but as before, excellent food. We enjoyed a lovely chat with the owners, husband being the chef. Day 9. Monday 16th October. Tumut. Today we decided to head towards home as we had friends very close by in Rutherglen. Our friend had recently had very serious back surgery and had only just arrived home after weeks in rehab. So we took the opportunity to visit her briefly. Later in the day, we had the most beautiful drive through the hills to Tumut, where we thought we'd spend the night and have a look around. As it turn out, the Visy Mill was in the middle of it's 2 week closure when annual re-pair work and updating is done. Engineers and many others come from all over the world we're told and so there was not a bed to be had in Tumut. It was late and we'd had enough driving, so searching hard, we managed to find the last double bed available in the old Criterion Hotel in the centre of town. A funny little room but it did have an ensuite and was clean with a comfortable bed. Can't really recommend it for your future visit though BUT there was an excellent Thai Restaurant in the hotel. We had a delicious meal of very fresh ingredients, authentically Thai, cooked by 2 young Thais. A delightful surprise and made up for the 'unusual' room in the Pub. Day 10. Tuesday 17th October. Tuross Head. We had another day driving home, with the roof open and wonderful scenery all the way. Even Brown Mountain was at it's best and the views. In Cooma we stopped for lunch at the Lott Food Store Bakery & Cafe where we'd eaten in the past. Very disappointing – 2 watery pumpkin soups at $16 each. We won't be going back there any-time soon! Ingrid enjoyed making a few purchases at Bird's Nest – the online stores ware house. Google it www.birdsnest.com.au The rest of the group spent 2 more nights on the road visiting Echuca and Junee on the way back to our beautiful South Coast. Another member will have to tell you about the above and their stories of the road! The McIntosh's detoured to do the 'Painted Silo Trail'. We hope Neil will relay the details to you because it is quite extraordinary.
Neil’s Painted Silo Story
Whilst everyone started along the Great Ocean Road the rest of the group turned off at Apollo Bay and headed up to Ballarat for three nights. Lesley and I (Neil Mcintosh) preferred to continue the rest of the Ocean road right through to Warrnambool. We stayed there for 2 nights and can highly recommend it to fellow travellers. The Grand Hotel has an excellent dining room and we also found a funky Japanese cafe (which happens to be one of Lesley's favourite foods). After Warrnambool we headed across country to Ballarat, but only for the night.
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We had read much about the Painted Silo Trail and of the idea of small towns wanting to create art from the unused grain silos. Google The Painted Silo Trail and you can read all about it. Apparently, the works are an initiative of the local council, residents, Graincorp who own the silos and Taub-mans paints. Each set of silos along the trail is painted by a different artist to ensure they are completely unique. Our plan was to visit all those we were aware of and end up
in Swan Hill for the night.
After 2 hours and 176km we arrived at Rupanyup, a town with a population of 344. There were two half sized silos that had pictures of a couple of the local children painted in black and white.
Then on to Sheep Hills which was about 36km further on. We found 6 silos painted in very vibrant colours depicting faces and sunsets of the local area. Since these were in colour they really made a state-ment and were most impressive. Sadly, Sheep Hills is no longer oper-ating as a town.
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According to my list the next town was Brim, just another 36 km up the road. To get there we passed through the town of Warracknabeal which as all music lovers will know is the birthplace of Nick Cave. It’s one of the largest towns in the area with a population of 2302. Brim (current population 150) is home to the very first silo painted, which was completed in 2015 “These are the locals who have lived and farmed around Brim their whole lives. The artist is Guido Van Helten who lived in Brim from 8 December 2015 to 5 January 2016”. He completed a series of 6 silos painted in black and white. This particu-lar artist is world known and I think is in Europe right now painting some other installations.
From Brim we continued north 80 km to Lascelles. It’s listed as having 100 people, but they must all have been out when we went through. In fact, on the way there we came across a paint-er working on a double silo that was not on the list. She had just come down from her cherry picker and stopped for lunch, but we could see from the outline that it was a horseman and his horse and a lady, probably his wife. One day we will return to see the finished article. We also went through Hopetoun which was having its Show and Shine. I thought that although the Merc was somewhat dusty I was a sure thing for “Best Interstate Entry” but there were at least 250km still to be covered so we had to press on. Lascelles’ painted silo is one of a farmer wearing a check shirt with so much character in his face it really is very appealing.
The last Silo on the Trail is in a town called Patchewollock. We found the pub (with a barman and one customer). The Post Office and General Store were one and the same, but no one seemed to be around. However, the artist Fintan Magee’s mural of the local farmer “Noodle” Holland was in my view the very best of all those we saw. Petrol and a refreshing drink were becoming a priority. We got water from the pub but there was no petrol station so a short cut to the next town was found…. After 13km a sign saying “No Through Road “meant a U-turn and back to the main road and on to Ouyen and civilisation! I think I still had about 80km left in the tank but took the oppor-tunity to fill right up. Then on to Swan Hill for the night. When I checked the distances, I found we covered 601km and although all the country was flat it was beautiful and still worthwhile. The next day it was off to Bendigo to catch up with everyone and swap stories.
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What the rest of us did from Monday 16th until arriving home on Thursday 19th Day 9 Monday 16th October. After farewelling Ingrid and David, the group headed off in warm, balmy weather to tour the historic towns and dig-gings within the area of the Golden Triangle. We visited Dunolly, Rheola Moliagul and Tarnagulla, before meeting up in Inglewood for lunch. Inglewood is on the Calder Highway, which is the main Tourist trail between Bendigo and Mildura, it’s definitely worth a stop, if only for the large number of period buildings, antiques and collectibles and book shops. It’s a pleasure driving in Victoria, the state is compact, with relatively short distances between towns and most of the roads are excellent. To me the countryside contrasts to NSW in many ways and Sharon and I after having lived in NSW for over 30 years, see a state much changed since our departure. As in our NSW it is still basically the same but much altered by the forces of tourism, and the resultant push for development. There were four couples left at this stage and we spent our last night in Bendigo wondering where our time had gone , enjoying local fish & chips and partaking in the mandatory beverage, relaxing on tables and chairs set up out-side our motel rooms. Day 10 Tuesday 17th October. It was only a short 1 hour drive from Bendigo to Echuca. We were therefore able to fit in a full day of activities, en-joying once again the mid 30’s summer like temperatures. A change into shorts by the blokes, was adopted as part of the trip plan. Bookings were made on the Paddle Steamer “Pevensey” which was featured in the 1983 Television Series “All the Rivers Run” as “The Philadelphia”. We had a couple of hours to while away prior to the cruise departure and spent the time having a pub lunch and checking out the town. From 3pm we had a brief but enjoyable one hour cruise on the Murray, all the while taking in the workings of a beautifully restored 19th Century River Boat. The history of the Paddle boats and their role in enabling settlement along this vast river system is fascinating and worth researching for those so inclined. We checked into our motel also called “The Pevensey” and passed up the happy hour deciding to have a nap before heading out to Dinner to another great country pub “The Caledonian”. Day 11 Wednesday 18th October As usual we set off on our days drive at about 9am, calling in at a park in Deniliquin, over-looking the Edward River for morning tea. We stopped for lunch at a Café in Narrandera arriving there at about 1.30. It was then straight on to Junee where we had our final night’s booking at the Junee Motor Inn. This is a motel that Liz & Paul Rehardt took us to back in 2013 on our 4 night Club trip away to Griffith. The main attraction then as now was it being next door to The Junee Services Club which has a very good Chinese Restaurant. The motel is in the process of being upgraded and the enthusiastic manager worked hard to make our stay enjoyable. She proudly informed us that we were amongst the first to sleep on the new beds, and to watch the new flat screen televisions. We had the mandatory visit to the renowned liquorice factory and while there also visited the Ford vehi-cle museum which was established by a now retired Ford Dealer who has hung onto what appears to be most of the Trade Ins acquired over the years, going back to the 1950’s Day 12 Thursday 19th October. We packed and were ready to leave early this last morning, and hit the road soon after finishing breakfast. Having fuelled up the night before, it was straight through to Braidwood for a quick lunch, and then homeward bound down to the coast. SUMMARY ….. It was another wonderful club trip away, everyone was and still are talking after almost two weeks together, and significantly, there were no car breakdowns. This I suppose was due in large to the majority bringing along their moderns. The exceptions being Neil McIntosh and myself Well, the moderns performed exactly as expected. However despite their comfort and reliability what was missing was that certain feeling of daredevilry that comes from maintaining an old car, taking it to far and exotic places and coming back in one piece. There is also the element of pride and the warm fuzzy feeling that strikes when the story of the trip, and the performance of your vehicle is regaled at a later date. I will skip the leaking windscreen, the wa-ter soaked rear carpet and the bonnet that protests and threatens to lift, when driving into a stiff headwind.
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I would like to thank the other six couples, for their pleasant and convivial company particularly during the evening happy hour, notably Adele for “THAT” joke. Thanks also once again to Ingrid for sending in her Log of the trip. I’m certain that most will find it as I do, an informative and entertaining read. I hope it will encourage others to consider taking part in a trip away. Even one or two nights are a lot fun. ……. I can’t wait for the 2018 Trip … Peter Smith PS. I still haven’t worked out how the carpet became water soaked. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
POKER RUN WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER Believe it or not, there were 50+ participants on the run sheets and with passengers etc, around 60 turned up, so all in all, a great turnout for todays Poker Run
The winning hand went to Baz, who said he never player poker in his life!
Great turnout on this event. Well done to Tim and crew for organising the run. It proves a point that is, when there's a prize or when it's subsidised they come out to play. It can only get bigger and better. Brett
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DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE 2017
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is the world’s largest charitable motorcycle event. The goal for 2017 was to
raise awareness and donations to fund prostate cancer research and also men’s mental health programs.
This year the DGR brought together over 94,000 smartly dressed gentlefolk, in 600 cities on classic and vintage
styled bikes, across 95 countries. Internationally, funds raised this year exceeded an impressive $6,500,000 Australi-
an dollars.
On a local level, Eurobodalla’s distinguished gentlefolk were fortunate that Ulladulla officially participated for the
first time. This gave many regional riders the opportunity to attend the event as a day return ride.
In fact, 91 distinguished riders were involved in the Ulladulla charity ride, raising a combined $25,150 for the cause.
Attending from CVMCE and the Eurobodalla Shire (that I am aware of), were Mal Mann, Lord and Lady Cruickshank,
Paul and Leonie Loker, Ross Haywood, Dickie Fitzgerald, Patrick and Suzie Sagar, and Graham and Lorraine Wilkie.
Everyone in their finest attire, of course.
After breakfasting on egg and bacon rolls followed by coffee, it was time for the business. And so, on a sunny morn-
ing on September 24th, following a 09:15 Rider Brief, and joined by the Shoalhaven City Mayor Amanda Findley, the
ride commenced. A kilt clad bag piper played ceremoniously, seeing us off in grand style. The route took us at a
leisurely pace from Milton across to Bannister Point, past the Mollymook Golf Course, and then turning south on
the Princes highway, we climbed up the main street of Ulladulla. Our procession then proceeded east out to the
lighthouse, and then backtracked north along the highway, returning Milton. This loop was then repeated, however
a stop on the lawns outside the Civic Centre (opposite the scenic harbour) was included the second time around.
Here, we lingered for about one hour enjoying refreshments, while mixing with the curious public who showed
great interest in our event.
During the last portion of the ride, we paused at the lighthouse. Here we observed a one-minute silence, in
memory of men who have tragically committed suicide. The notes of the bag pipe providing a moving tribute to
their memory.
We then remounted our machines and formed a long parade back down the main street of Ulladulla, ultimately
gathering for a delicious lunch in Milton, at the Italian Coffee Guild, our original start location.
For a first effort, this Ulladulla event was very well planned. The organisers are keen to run their DGR in Ulladulla
again in 2018. It was thought by all the Eurobodalla contingent, that this is certainly worth supporting next year,
and we all look forward to doing so.
Hopefully we will be joined by many more CVMCE riders in the following year, as I know there must be other distin-
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guished folk out there, just bursting to emerge from their closets, clad in their finest tweeds.
For further information regarding the DGR, visit www.gentlemansride.com
Story contributed by Graham Wilkie.
Eurobodalla Gentlefolk outside the Ulladulla Civic centre
Lord and Lady Cruickshank with Lady Ditherwell. Lord and Lady Cruickshank
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SHOW AND SHINE 2017
It’s that time again.
The Show and Shine.
October 29th is the date sublime,
When Members’ fancies are in line.
The paddock in front of the club is full,
Bikes and cars of yesteryear.
A trip down memory lane for some.
The memories are so very dear.
Many people come to gaze,
At Show and Shine to pass the day.
For there in all the various splendour,
Vehicles of yesteryear their magic’s render.
It’s amazing how many ancient machines,
Of bikes and cars are to be seen,
To tickle the fancy of those around,
To please the crowds that fill the grounds.
Either a classic or vintage be,
The shining array is there to see.
Of people’s dreams and toys for some,
For you and me and every one.
So once again the CVMCE meets
To show their shining passions.
To meet good friends, enjoy the day,
And have a lovely session.
Tony Maynard
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CVMCE Show and Shine at Moruya Bowling Club October 29th 2017
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